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♂ John William Gross
aliasJohn Gross
Record
24790 · 14150

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate ✓		 Deceased Performance: 0%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 3 3
Manitoba 0 3 3
Total 0 6 6
Birth 18 August 1914 → 109 years + 8 months ago
Lived 80 years + 3 months
First run 31 March 1958 → 66 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 43 years + 7 months
Death 15 December 1994 → 29 years + 4 months ago
 
Special notes
None
 

John William Gross (1914–1994)
No image available
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
11 documented challengers
⊖ Kenneth J. Burgess  m 
⊖ Stanley Copp  m 
⊖ Leonard S. Evans  m 
⊖ Terry Penton  m 
⊖ Jacob Schulz  m 
⊖ W. Val Yacula  m 
 		 ⊖ Henry N. Carroll  m 
⊖ Walter G. Dinsdale  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Edward R. McGill  m 
⊕ Edward R. Schreyer  m 
⊖ Anton B. Weselak  m 
 
Eligible: 21,326 Votes: 16,623 Participation: 77.95% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Manitoba
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24267(F) — 14 Apr 2024 12:47 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
43
SC
 4/4 1,125 6.77% -5,920 Winner:
PC
 7,045 42.38% W. Val Yacula
Eligible: 6,505 Votes: 4,010 Participation: 61.64% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
25		 Manitoba
16 June 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 37638(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
43
SC
 5/5 203 5.10% -1,271 Winner:
CCF
 1,474 37.06% Edward R. Schreyer
Eligible: 11,037 Votes: 8,016 Participation: 72.63% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Manitoba
28 June 1973
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9183(F) — 25 Mar 2022 21:04 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
58
SC
 4/4 78 0.98% -4,045 Winner:
NDP
 4,123 51.74% Leonard S. Evans
Eligible: 40,089 Votes: 28,768 Participation: 71.76% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Manitoba
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10434(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
59
SC
 4/4 540 1.88% -16,084 Winner:
PC
 16,624 57.79% Walter G. Dinsdale
Eligible: 15,200 Votes: 11,210 Participation: 73.75% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Manitoba
11 October 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9241(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
63
SC
 4/4 107 0.96% -5,573 Winner:
PC
 5,680 50.74% Edward R. McGill
Eligible: 49,856 Votes: 36,277 Participation: 72.76% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 Manitoba
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4368(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
64
SC
 4/4 302 0.83% -18,806 Winner:
PC
 19,108 52.67% Walter G. Dinsdale

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
John William Gross		 20 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John William Gross (1914-1994)		 20 Apr 2024

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